Scania EMU DTC 3165 Contactor unit R126, pre-charge resistor contactor, invalid current frequency

EMU EMU control unit · Scania

Code 3165 (decimal). Some diagnostic tools show it in hexadecimal as 000C5D.

In short

The control unit indicates that the current frequency of the pre-charge resistor contactor is outside the approved range.

Applies to: EMU1 (ECS)

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